Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Lawsuit bids to allow early release of generic Lipitor - NYPOST.com

WASHINGTON -- The generic-drug maker Mylan has sued the FDA in a bid to allow the introduction of copycat versions of Pfizer's popular cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in June, five months earlier than expected.

Mylan asked a federal judge to force the FDA to deny an application by rival Ranbaxy Laboratories to have exclusive rights to market generic Lipitor for six months starting in November.

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